Painting pictures with words.
Opening a part of the soul.
Emotion flowing with the lines.
Tapestry skillfully woven.
Reflecting thoughts artfully.
Yearning to make a difference.
--Karen O'Leary--Whispers' Editor

Saturday, April 29, 2017

A Fading Memory--By Eleanor Michael--United States

A Fading Memory

I enlist the help

of a wind-up timer

and reminder lists.

The timer wakes me

if I doze, reminds me

to check food left

cooking on the stove.

Reminder lists function

as a guide to leftovers

in the big deep freeze

as well as what I need

from the grocery store.

This only goes bad

if I forget to buy

a new “to do” pad.

Eleanor Michael has published
poetry and short stories in a variety of venues.